$3,300 High Roller
Dia 2 Terminado
2017 PokerStars Festival Uruguay
$3,300 High Roller
Dias: 2
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2017 PokerStars Festival Uruguay
Buy-in
$3,300
Premiação
$186,240
Entries
64
Nível
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Hugo Spangenberg Leads 13 Players Into Day 3 of the PokerStars Festival Uruguay $3,300 High Roller
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Nível 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
At the start of play on Day 2 in the $3,300 High Roller at the inaugural PokerStars Festival Uruguay, 34 players took their seats in pursuit of the top prize and championship trophy. By the time late registration and re-entries closed at the start of level 9, there were a total of 64 entries, generating a prize pool of $186,240. And at the end of the day, Argentinian player Hugo Spangenberg is at the head of the pack with a stack of 420,000. No other player bagged a stack in excess of 400,000, but with Christopher Franco (359,000), Ernesto Panno (346,000), and PokerStars Team Pro Leo Fernandez (329,000) not too far behind and the likes of recent World Series of Poker bracelet winner Andres Korn (224,000) and Maria Lampropulos (49,000) still in the hunt, the path to victory won't be easy for anyone.
Unfortunately, not all the familiar faces and fan favorites who took to the felt on Day 2 survived to the day's end. Ramiro Petrone, PokerStars Cup Uruguay winner Gustavo Prato, American grinder Mark Scacewater, and bracelet winner Ivan Luca were among the fallen.
Day 3 play will kick off at noon local time on Saturday and the 13 remaining players will battle it out until a champion is crowned. Blinds will be 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000-chip ante when play resumes. Nine places will be paid with a min-cash good for $5,400 and $54,480 going to the eventual winner. The full seat draw is below. Be sure to check back here for updates on the action presented by the PokerNews live reporting team.
| Player | Country | Table | Seat | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Franco | Chile | 1 | 1 | 359,000 |
| Martin Crosa | Uruguay | 1 | 2 | 183,000 |
| Alejandro Lopez | Uruguay | 1 | 4 | 324,000 |
| Andres Viola | Argentina | 1 | 5 | 231,000 |
| Maria Lampropoulos | Argentina | 1 | 6 | 49,000 |
| Jean Franco Sierra | Uruguay | 1 | 7 | 192,000 |
| Hugo Spangenberg | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 420,000 |
| Leonardo Fernandez Balague | Argentina | 2 | 2 | 326,000 |
| Matias Scaffo | Uruguay | 2 | 4 | 146,000 |
| Ernesto Panno | Argentina | 2 | 5 | 346,000 |
| Cristian Fernández | Chile | 2 | 6 | 306,000 |
| Andres Korn | Argentina | 2 | 7 | 224,000 |
| Juan Francisco Garcia | Uruguay | 2 | 8 | 105,000 |
Day 2 Play Ends
Nível 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
The remaining 13 players are presently bagging chips for the evening. A recap of the day's action will be posted shortly.
Viola Takes One
Nível 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Martin Crosa raised to 12,500 from early position, Andres Viola called from the cutoff, and Christopher Franco called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Franco checked. Crosa bet 16,500, Viola called, and Franco folded.
The turn brought the 
and Crosa checked. Viola bet 45,000, and after brief consideration, Crosa tossed his cards into the muck. Viola showed 
for a flopped set of nines as he took the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 81,500 |
Franco Felts Quijada
Nível 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
After losing the majority of his stack minutes ago, Oscar Quijada got the rest of his chips in the middle before the flop from the small blind against Christopher Franco, who was in the big blind.
Quijada: 
Franco: 
Franco had the preflop advantage and Quijada needed help from the deck in order to survive. The board ran out 
to give Franco Broadway, so he took the pot to send Quijada to the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
392,000 | 221,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Crosa Doubles Through Quijada; Leaves Him with Crumbs
Nível 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
With about 60,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading 
Martin Crosa was in the big blind and facing a decision for his stack against Oscar Quijada, who had shoved from the button for what looked like approximately 110,000, and had him covered by a narrow margin. Crosa went into the tank for several minutes and eventually, the clock was called. As the seconds began to tick down, Crosa called to put himself at risk.
Crosa: 
Quijada: 
Crosa was ahead and Quijada needed help from the river in order to send him home. The 
changed nothing and Crosa took the pot to double up and leave Quijada extremely short-stacked.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000 | 34,000 |
|
|
45,500 | -129,500 |
Garcia Takes from Korn
Nível 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
With about 50,000 chips already in the pot and the board reading 
Andres Korn checked from middle position and Francisco Garcia, who was next to act, bet 26,500. After brief consideration, Korn folded, and Garcia showed 
for top pair, top kicker as the dealer pushed the pot his way.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 60,000 |
|
152,000 | -7,000 |
Lopez Stacks Niciforo
Nível 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Alejandro Lopez was in middle position, had already committed 15,500 chips, and was facing a decision for a total of 67,500 from Mario Niciforo who had moved all-in from early position. After a few moments of consideration, Lopez called to put Niciforo at risk.
Lopez: 
Niciforo: 
Niciforo had the preflop advantage but found himself racing for his tournament life and needed his pocket pair to hold in order to double up. The board ran out 
to pair Lopez's ace, so he took the pot to send Niciforo to the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
312,000 | 57,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Nível: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Lopez Fires Three Streets
Nível 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Martin Crosa raised to 10,000 from the hijack, Mario Niciforo called from the cutoff, Alejandro Lopez called from the button, and Maria Lampropulos called from the big blind.
The four players saw a flop of 
and action checked around to Lopez who bet 11,000. Lampropulos called, Crosa folded, and Niciforo called.
The turn brought the 
and action checked to Lopez again. He bet 30,000 and Lampropulos went into the tank for over a minute. She ultimately called and Niciforo called, as well.
The 
fell on the river and Lampropulos checked. Niciforo checked, Lopez shoved, and both of his opponents quickly folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
255,000 | 163,000 |
|
|
131,000 | -61,000 |
|
98,500 | 17,300 |